Michael Jordan‚ one of the greatest players to ever play the game‚ stated this quote. Many basketball players go through arduous practices and work outs to ultimately get acknowledged. It is more likely for people to be driven to be successful through a continuation of failures and losses. MJ does a great job motivating individuals to work hard and put forth only the best effort. Not only does this apply in basketball‚ but it also applies to everything in life. This sport requires much patience and teamwork
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Maddie Callahan Coach Cook BASKETBALL The American sport of basketball has come a long way since it was invented by James Naismith in 1891. Originally‚ the game was played with a soccer ball and peach baskets instead of a backboard and rim. There were no holes in the baskets and a ladder was used to retrieve the ball if it did stay in the basket. There were about fifty players on opposing teams and players who committed fouls were sent to a hockey-like penalty box. Today the game has changed
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Basketball From Wikipedia‚ the free encyclopedia This article is about the sport. For the ball used in the sport‚ see Basketball (ball). For other uses‚ see Basketball (disambiguation). Page semi-protected Basketball Jordan by Lipofsky 16577.jpg Michael Jordan goes for a slam dunk at the old Boston Garden Highest governing body FIBA First played 1891‚ Springfield‚ Massachusetts‚ U.S. Characteristics Contact Contact Team members 10-20 (5 on court) Mixed gender Single Categorization Indoor
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first basketball tournament in the history of the Olympic games during the 1936 Berlin edition where basketball was played outdoors on lawn tennis courts (which was terribly hampered by a bad rainy weather) and there were still no seats for spectators. Dr. James Naismith‚ acknowledged as the inventor of the beautiful game of basketball‚ was present at the Berlin Olympic basketball competitions and handed out the medals to the winning basketball teams. The 1936 Philippine Olympic basketball team‚
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Basketball is a sport played by two teams of five players on a rectangular court. The objective is to shoot a ball through a hoop in diameter and high mounted to a backboard at each end. Basketball is one of the world’s most popular and widely viewed sports. A team can score a field goal by shooting the ball through the basket during regular play. A field goal scores two points for the shooting team if a player is touching or closer to the basket than the three-point line‚ and three points if the
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Level 3 in Preparing to Teach in the Lifelong Learning Sector 28/11/08 Theory Assignment Task 1 In March 2007 I completed 25 years in the Royal Marines and within that period spent 18 years as an instructor and assessor within a number of specialist areas. These included Leadership and management and individual specialisation upgrade courses. Having left the Royal Marines and spent a short time as a salesman I started working at Cornwall College Business as a Trainer Consultant in
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BIOMECHANICAL PRINCIPLES BASKETBALL Colten McDermott HPED 315 2-May-12 Biomechanical Principles In Basketball Basketball is a very competitive and popular sport in our society today. The NBA playoffs are going on right now and it has proved to be a very physical and intense post season. This sport takes an extreme amount of talent‚ coordination‚ and athletic ability to become a champion. There are a few biomechanical principles that are present during the game of basketball that help these athletes
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BM0354 Theory and Principles of Coaching ICA 1 Individual Written Report Chua Hong Kai Andrew 104828Q Introduction In this report‚ my chosen athlete will be Mr Ang Koon Hwa who specializes in the sport Dragon Boat. It will be a face to face interview with him in regards to his sport and the assessment on his coach. From this interview and project‚ the aim is to get a better idea of the type of coaching style and philosophy the coach adopts. Athlete’s profile Name: | Ang koon
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Diana Smith Coaching in the Workplace September 4‚ 2014 Sullivan University Coaching in the Workplace If one were to think of the duties of a manager they would probably think of directing their teams‚ responsibility and providing positive results. A good manager is one that can realize that their employee’s successes are their successes and they need to do what they can to bring success to their teams. This includes knowing the difference between criticizing and coaching. Coaching is not something
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Introduction Basketball is a team sport‚ the objective being to shoot a ball through a basket horizontally positioned to score points while following a set of rules. Two teams of five players play on a marked rectangular court with a basket at each width end. A team can score a field goal by shooting the ball through the basket during regular play. The team with the most points at the end of the game wins‚ but additional time (overtime) may be issued when the game ends with a draw. The ball can
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